edify
ed‧i‧fy /ˈedəfaɪ, ˈedɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle edified, present participle edifying, third person singular edifies) [transitive]
تهذیب کردن، اخلاق آموختن، تقدیس کردن، تقویت کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsedify[verb]Synonyms: instruct, educate, enlighten, guide, improve, inform, nurture, school, teach
Contrasted words: debase, deprave
Related Words: better,
enhance,
elucidate,
educate,
instruct,
teach [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryed‧i‧fy /ˈedəfaɪ, ˈedɪfaɪ/
verb (
past tense and past participle edified,
present participle edifying,
third person singular edifies)
[transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: édifier, from Latin aedificare 'to build a house', from aedes 'house']
formal to improve someone’s mind or character by teaching them something
Synonym : enlighten—edification /ˌedəfəˈkeɪʃ
ən, ˌedɪfəˈkeɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable]:
For our edification, the preacher reminded us what ‘duty’ meant. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲